Investment Insights
Robinhood’s IPO is just the start of an investing class war
What is Robinhood really worth, now that it's a public company? Perhaps its true value depends on who you are.
Dmytro Spilka
Lens
Investment
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Bitcoin News
Clean-energy crypto mining ETF launches to put an ‘E’ in Bitcoin
As Bitcoin’s carbon footprint continues to make ESG investors uneasy, a new clean-energy crypto mining ETF aims to allay their environmental concerns.
Lucas Cacioli
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Investment Insights
Institutional investors appear to cool on Bitcoin, data suggest
Institutional demand for cryptocurrency appears to be slowing, according to a report by analytics company Glassnode.
Lachlan Keller
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DeFi News
Grayscale eyes 13 more crypto assets including Polygon, Bancor
Institutional digital asset manager Grayscale announced today that it is exploring 13 more assets for its trusts, mainly related to decentralized finance.
Michelle Lim
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Crypto Trading and Strategies
Coinbase partners with 401(k) provider ForUsAll on crypto retirement plans
Retirement investment platform ForUsAll is partnering with Coinbase to expand access to cryptocurrencies through the U.S. 401(k) pension scheme.
Michelle Lim
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Investment Insights
Asia-Pacific fintech investment more than doubles in first quarter
Fintech companies in Asia-Pacific pulled in US$2.35 billion in investment during the first three months of 2021, more than the total amount raised in the first half of the previous year.
Yihui Xie
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DeFi News
DeFi has boosted challenger banks. Now it’s their customers’ turn
New and innovative lenders are taking advantage of DeFi’s low costs to offer savings account interest rates that Main Street banks simply can’t match.
Lachlan Keller
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Altcoins
Cardano sees US$10M inflows as big investors switch to proof-of-stake coins
Amid declines in Bitcoin and Ethereum, Cardano and its native cryptocurrency ADA saw US$10 million inflows as institutional investors switch to proof-of-stake coins.
Michelle Lim
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Regulation
What will happen if Hong Kong bans retail investors from trading crypto?
Hong Kong is poised to ban small investors from buying cryptocurrencies, while making exchanges get licences. Industry experts discuss how this might play out.
Kelly Le
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Regulation
U.S. cryptocurrency scams soar tenfold since October, FTC says
American consumers have lost an estimated US$80 million in cryptocurrency investments since October 2020, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission, which calculated that digital currency scams had jumped tenfold year on year.
Forkast.News
